98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4539
 
Introduced , by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
215 ILCS 121/40

     Amends the Navigator Certification Act to provide that the education and certification requirements for certified application counselors shall be substantially similar to the certification requirements for navigators under the Act.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Navigator Certification Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 40 as follows:
 
6    (215 ILCS 121/40)

7    Sec. 40. Certified application counselor. 
8    (a) A certified application counselor may not:
9        (1) sell, solicit, or negotiate, as these terms are 
10    defined in Section 500-10 of the Illinois Insurance Code, 
11    any of the classes of insurance enumerated in Section 4 of 
12    the Illinois Insurance Code;
13        (2) offer advice about which health plan is better or 
14    worse for a particular individual or employer;
15        (3) recommend or endorse a particular health plan or 
16    advise consumers about which plan to choose;
17        (4) provide any information or services related to 
18    health benefit plans or other insurance products not 
19    offered in the exchange, except for health care providers 
20    when furnishing information or services related to a 
21    patient's existing health benefit plan or other existing 
22    health insurance coverage; or
23        (5) accept any compensation or consideration, directly 
 
 
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1    or indirectly, from any issuer of accident and health 
2    insurance or stop-loss insurance that is dependent, in 
3    whole or in part, on whether a person enrolls in or 
4    purchases a particular health benefit plan.
5    (b) Items (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of subsection (a) of 
6this Section do not apply to certified application counselors 
7when assisting individuals with the enrollment process in the 
8State Medicaid program or other public programs.
9    (c) The Director shall develop education and certification 
10requirements for certified application counselors by rule. The 
11education and certification requirements shall be 
12substantially similar to the certification requirements for 
13navigators under this Act. 

14(Source: P.A. 98-524, eff. 8-23-13.)